I’ll never forget the first time I went to a Hibachi style steakhouse. I was in awe of the dancing knives, the egg toss, the flaming onion volcano – I loved all of it and I still do! Even the unique, rhythmic music created by the tapping of knives and spatulas on the grill brings a smile to my face every time.
I’ve perfected the technique of catching the tossed shrimp with no hands – though Mr. Hungry can’t be beat when it comes to the sake pour – he never misses a drop! It’s dinner AND a show – what’s not to like?
So obviously I couldn’t wait to introduce Hungry Jr. to his first real Hibachi experience earlier this year. Like me, he thought it was the coolest thing ever and stared in rapt amazement during the entire show. I had more fun watching him than anything else!
What I didn’t expect was that he’d love the food too! He ate the miso soup and even the fried rice, which blew my mind because until then he hated any soup AND any rice. It was definitely a dining milestone in many ways for him – who knew?
This meatball recipe is an ode to my favorite flavors from the Hibachi steakhouse. Since I always order the steak, I used ground beef for this recipe, but you could sub in other meats if you choose. The typical Hibachi veggies are represented by the onions, zucchini and mushrooms on the skewer. The sauce is sweet, salty, and comes very close to the flavors I remember from our last visit – you’ll have to let me know if you think so too once you try it!
Because I was worried about the meatballs sticking to the grill if I put them on the skewers raw, I pre-seared them in a pan just to firm up the outsides a bit before skewering. It worked perfectly and I had no trouble with these sticking during the grilling process.
After searing the meatballs, I threaded all of the pieces onto the skewers. Then I brushed them with the sauce just before grilling.
Once sauced, just throw them on the grill over high heat and cook until the veggies are tender and the meat is done to your liking.
These would be perfect served over my Coconut Lime Cauliflower Rice – just be sure to make some extra sauce to drizzle on before serving!
Hibachi Steakhouse Meatballs – Low Carb and Gluten Free
- Yield: 6 skewers 1x
Description
A delicious low carb meatball recipe inspired by the flavors of a Hibachi steakhouse! Keto, LCHF, Paleo Atkins diet friendly recipe!
Ingredients
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For the meatballs:
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 1/2 Tbsp gluten free soy sauce see example
- 1/4 cup scallions, chopped
For the sauce:
- 1 Tbsp gluten free soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar substitute see example
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
For the skewers:
- 1 small zucchini
- 1/2 small red onion
- 6 medium baby bella (crimini) mushrooms
Instructions
For the meatballs:
- Combine all of the meatball ingredients in a medium bowl and stir will. Form into 18 meatballs. Sear the meatballs in a hot nonstick pan for a minute or two per side until firm enough to skewer.
For the sauce:
- Whisk all of the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl until combined.
For the skewers:
- Cut the zucchini into 1 inch chunks. Cut the onions into1 inch pieces (it’s ok if the pieces fall apart). Cut the mushrooms in half.
- Thread the meatballs and vegetables onto six long skewers – 3 meatballs, 2 mushroom halves, a few onion sections, and 2 chunks of zucchini per skewer. When all the skewers are assembled, brush liberally with the sauce on all sides. Grill on high heat for about 2 minutes per side, or until the veggies are cooked to your liking and the meatballs are cooked through.
Notes
Approx nutrition info per skewer: 235 calories, 17g fat, 3g net carbs ,17g protein
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 skewer (3 meatballs plus veggies)
The Hungry Dudes also approved of this recipe – in fact Mr. Hungry thinks it’s one of my best meatball recipes so far and that’s saying something because I’ve got almost 40 low carb meatball recipes here on IBIH! Which one’s your favorite???
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Reader Interactions
Comments
Julia Kruz says
What a gorgeous photos and amazing looking Hibachi Steakhouse Meatballs! Definitely gluten-free and low-carb shish kebabs is something new for me! Thx for sharing recipe!
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Sandy says
I thawed ground beef with no plan and found this recipe— amazing! I was too lazy to put the meatballs and veggies on skewers to grill so, after cooking the meatballs, I doubled the sauce recipe, stir fried a ton of veggies (carrot, brocc, cauli, zucc, onion) on high heat in 1/2 the sauce, then added the meatballs back in with the rest of the sauce until warm. This is a keeper! Thanks!
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Chrissy Tertzakian says
These were extraordinary! And it was the first of your recipes that I’ve tried, I hope the bar isn’t set too high now. I absolutely loved the sauce, it’s a good thing I doubled the recipe, had to fight for those last few drops as it was.
I wish I had found your blog sooner but I’m so happy to have a place to find low carb recipes now that’s so well laid out. Not to mention your photos are beautiful! Thanks so much!!!
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Welcome to IBIH Chrissy! So glad you liked these meatballs, and hopefully you’ll find that you enjoy the rest of the recipes just as much if not more so! :)
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Kaitlin Vincent says
These sound delicious! I finally made the spinach artichoke dip meatballs last night and they were incredible. My husband and I both loved them. :) we love all your meatballs!
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks Kaitlin – these are really great in a totally different way than the spinach artichoke dip meatballs (which are insanely comforting aren’t they?) because they have that salty/sweet thing going on, and with the veggies on there it’s almost a complete meal in itself! Hope you like them!
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Alicia S says
I’ve made several of your meatball recipes, the bacon cheeseburger, the jalapeno popper, the buffalo balls and I’ve loved them all and have gotten rave reviews from family and friends. My co-worker has a birthday at the end of August and we both follow the low-carb lifestyle. She has the biggest sweet tooth in the world so for my birthday in July she made a low carb strawberry shortcake with homemade low carb vanilla ice cream. It was delicous.
I have a savory tooth and I always make something well…savory and salty…lol. I’m going to try another of your meatball recipes I saw yesterday, the marinara meatball. You are the meatball queen! Keep those meatball recipes coming!
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks Alicia – the meatballs you mentioned are some of my favorites too! Be sure to try the loaded nacho meatballs too – LOVE those! And I’m totally stealing “savory tooth” ha ha! ;)
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Marilyn Ketterling says
I can’t wait to try this recipe as it sounds and looks wonderful!! BTW, I have finally jumped on the BPC train and it is just as amazing as you all say it is! I feel better and the energy levels?!? amazing! I have FMS and CFS and this has helped me so much. Thank you, Mellissa, for all you do.
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Marilyn Ketterling says
In my earlier comment, I didn’t clarify that I am celiac and Dr. wants me low carb so I treasure your recipes and earlier menu plans.
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks Marilyn, it means a lot to me! :)
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Mellissa Sevigny says
RIGHT? BPC is everything I was told and more! I can’t say enough how great it is! I’ve been adding Great Lakes Gelatin with Collagen to ours in the morning and Mr. Hungry just told me this morning that he notices his joints haven’t been hurting anymore (he has bad knees from playing hockey a lot when he was younger) which is a huge extra benefit for him. Try it out and see if it helps you even more – it’s also excellent for gut health! And it helps the BPC hold it’s froth better which I love just for the sheer enjoyment of it! :)
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Marilyn Ketterling says
Hubby and I both loved these!! I love to grill so these will be a regular. Thanks for the info about adding the Great Lakes Geletin to BPC, can’t wait to get some and try it. Have a great day!!! Oh, and I can’t wait to hear about the new project you and Mr. Hungry are rolling out soon!!!
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Jennifer says
I cannot wait to make these!! YUM!!
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Let me know what you think Jennifer!
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Wanda says
Would love to have the Amazon gift card option continued! Also, I already get the blog posts via RSS feed, do I get any credit for that or should I sign up separately for the newsletter. And, finally, this name and email address are for my “anonymous” identity. Do you need my real name/other email address for the gift card if I win?
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